Great pics, Ann. You're right. The 18-55 is okay, but even at web size, pics are a bit soft in the corners. The DA* constant-ap zooms are as good as most primes, but they are big and heavy. On Jul 16, 2013, at 8:57 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well almost all the photos you have seen of mine in the past two years were > taken with the 18-55 zoom. I'm not dissing it totally, Bipin. > > But it isn't as sharp as my manual prime from 1975. I'd like to shoot with a > prime that's auto-focus for walking around -the zooms stick out too far and I > could handle it better - also, it seems to me I get > more light in so manual focus with. > > ann > > On 7/16/2013 05:19, Bipin Gupta wrote: >> And plenty of Photographers + Reviewers said the DA 8-55 Kit lens >> wasn't good. What rot, my 18-55 AL II purchased new from Buy com for $ >> 101.99 shipped was a darned good lens with plenty of sharpness, color >> and contrast. >> Some photos with the Kit Lens:- >> https://www.dropbox.com/home/Photos/EUROPE%20SUPREME or >> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5a5e3gftc6l18wa/TdTS-xk13y >> Regards. >> Bipin - from that far away enchanting land >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

